Curtain-fixture



(No Model.)

H. KOCH. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 574,910. Patented Jan. 12, 1 897.

A G I F WITNES ES;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY KOCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,910, dated January 12, 1897.

, Application filed September 22, 1896. Serial Ila 606,616. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY KOCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to curtain-fixtures in which the curtain-engaging parts are secured at fixed points along the back of a cornice or molding. Its objects are,first,to provide simple and convenient means for hanging a curtain or drapery,and, second,to exclude the engaging parts from view and avoid an opening or gap between the curtain and the fixture.

I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan of a cornice constructed according to my invention-having a section of curtain secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of same; Fig. 3, a sectional View taken on the line 00 00 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 an enlarged perspective view of the curtain-engaging clip and staple.

The cornice 1 is provided with a decorated front or molding 5. A plurality of clips 2 are secured to the back of the cornice 1 by means .of the staple 6. The clips 2 are each composed of a pair of spring-pressed jaws, one of which is pivotally hung to the cornice by the staple 6. The clip shown has its jaws hung together with the coil-spring 7 in like manner as in the clips in common use on hose-supporters. It is an advantage to have the clips 3 5 2 pivotally hung to the cornice, as shown, first, because it is easier to handle same in attaching the curtain, and, second, because the folds of the curtain will thus hang in a more natural manner than if the clips are rigidly secured. I do not, however, confine myself to thus pivotally securing the clips.

The curtain 3 is preferably attached before the fixture is fastened to the wall. To conveniently attach the curtain, the fixture may be placed on edge upon a table or on the floor. The curtain is then laid out in the desired folds and its upper edge secured in the clips. When the curtain is thus secured, the cornice or fixture is fastened to the wall or windowframe with the clips toward the wall.

In the drawings I have shown the hooks 4 as a means of fastening the cornice to the wall, but I do not confine myself to these fastening means nor to the particular form of cornice. Neither do I confine myself to the particular form of spring-clip shown.

I am aware that it is old to secure curtains to the back of a cornice by means of a springclip having a single jaw which presses the curtains against the body of the cornice and thus engages an enlarged or corded rim of the curtain. I do not therefore claim such construction broadly.

WhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A curtain -fixture comprising a cornice; a plurality of clips, each of said clips being composed of a pair of spring-pressed curtainengaging members, one of which is looped over a staple; and the staples whereby the clips are pivotally secured to the back of the cornice, substantially as described.

HENRY KOCH.

Witnesses:

WM. R. RUMMLER,

FRED A. SPIEs. 

